The Saudi Health Ministry said Thursday that the Kingdom has a total of 33,731 cases of the coronavirus after 1,793 more people tested positive as the Interior Ministry announced that gatherings of more than five people are banned.
Health Ministry spokesman Dr. Mohammed Abdelali said five percent of the new cases are children, 93 percent are adults and the rest are aged above 65.
He said that of the new cases, 25 percent are Saudi citizens while the remaining 75 percent are foreigners from different nationalities.
So far, 7,798 patients have recovered after another 1,015 tested negative, he added.
Abdelali said in his weekly briefing on the pandemic that the death toll from the outbreak rose by ten in the Kingdom to reach 219.
The ministry spokesman stressed the importance of vaccinating children on time to avoid putting them at risk for developing other diseases.
Meanwhile, the Saudi Interior Ministry announced on Thursday forming a police unit to monitor violations of rules banning gatherings of more than five people imposed to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
Those breaching the rules would be punished by law, it said.
It also encouraged people to report in breach of the restrictions.
